The US military has started removing hundreds of troops from Syria but will leave over 1,000 in the country, at least for now, The New York Times reported on Thursday. US officials told the Times that the US was shuttering three of its eight bases in northeast Syria...
The US-backed Somali government said on Thursday that the US launched airstrikes in support of its operations against al-Shabaab, which has been making gains in a ground offensive in southern and central Somalia. The Somali Information Ministry said in a press release...
On Thursday, President Trump said he was "not in a rush" to attack Iran when asked about a report from The New York Times that said he "waived off" an Israeli plan to bomb Iranian nuclear facilities that would require significant US support. "I wouldn't say waived...
Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman arrived in Iran on Thursday, marking the highest-level Saudi visit to the country in decades. Prince Khalid's visit comes about two years after Riyadh and Tehran normalized relations under a China-brokered deal in 2023....
Overnight Israeli strikes on Gaza hit multiple tent camps sheltering displaced Palestinians, killing dozens, Gaza's Civil Defense agency has said. One attack hit tents in al-Mawasi, a tent camp in southern Gaza that Israel had declared a so-called "humanitarian zone"...
President Trump declined an Israeli plan to attack Iran with US support as soon as next month in favor of attempting diplomacy with Tehran over its civilian nuclear program, The New York Times reported on Wednesday. The report said Israel developed plans to attack...
The US launched a series of airstrikes against the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on Wednesday, and at least one civilian was reported killed. According to Al Mayadeen, US airstrikes targeted multiple locations in Sanaa and in surrounding areas. Among the targets was a...
Al-Shabaab has captured a town in central Somalia that the US-backed federal government has used as a staging ground for battles in the area, Reuters reported on Wednesday. The town of Adan Yabaal is about 130 miles north of Mogadishu, where the federal government is...
Gaza's Health Ministry said Wednesday that Israeli attacks killed 22 Palestinians over the previous 24 hours, as Israeli strikes continue to pound targets across the Strip, and another three bodies were recovered from the rubble. The Health Ministry said another 89...
Iran on Wednesday warned the US against "moving the goalposts" after US envoy Steve Witkoff suggested the Trump administration was seeking a deal to eliminate Tehran's civilian nuclear program. Witkoff said in a statement on Tuesday that any deal must "eliminate its...
